Which of the following would Newton's first law alone NOT account for? O 1) Passengers on board an elevator undergoing uniform motion can't tell th the elevator is really moving. O 2) A passenger leans forward in her seat when the car's brakes are applied. O 3) During launch, astronauts feel that they are being pushed back into thei seats. 4) No matter how hard you push against it, the boulder would not move. O 5) A rocket accelerates upward from a launch pad and the engines' thrust overcomes gravity.

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Which of the following would Newton's first law alone NOT account for?
1) Passengers on board an elevator undergoing uniform motion can't tell that
the elevator is really moving.
2) A passenger leans forward in her seat when the car's brakes are applied.
3) During launch, astronauts feel that they are being pushed back into their
seats.
O 4) No matter how hard you push against it, the boulder would not move.
A rocket accelerates upward from a launch pad and the engines' thrust
O 5)
overcomes gravity.
Transcribed Image Text:Which of the following would Newton's first law alone NOT account for? 1) Passengers on board an elevator undergoing uniform motion can't tell that the elevator is really moving. 2) A passenger leans forward in her seat when the car's brakes are applied. 3) During launch, astronauts feel that they are being pushed back into their seats. O 4) No matter how hard you push against it, the boulder would not move. A rocket accelerates upward from a launch pad and the engines' thrust O 5) overcomes gravity.
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